Major Changes Proposed for Licensed Professional Counselors Act (LPC Act)
Working diligently with our lobbyist Ashley Perkinson and the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors (NCBLPC), LPCANC has proposed a number of major changes to Article 24 of North Carolina General Statutes (“The LPC Act”). These changes are reflected in “AN ACT AMENDING THE LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS”, (H746), sponsored by Rep. Verla Insko and filed in the NC House of Representatives today.
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Federal Mental Health and Addictive Disorder Parity Law Enacted
For more than a
decade, LPCANC and the American Mental Health Counselors Association
(AMHCA) have been working alongside other mental health and addictive
disorder advocacy organizations to gain the enactment of a federal law
to help end discriminatory insurance coverage of mental health and
addictive disorder services.
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Legislative Update 7-16-08
The North Carolina General Assembly passed its budget for the 2008 Short Session last week. Several bills related to mental health issues were introduced this short session.
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Clarification: LPC Applicant or Board Eligible LPC?
Please do not confuse the terms "LPC applicant" with "Board Eligible LPC". The two terms are NOT interchangeable and do not have the same meaning. Who can call themselves "Board Eligible"?
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Nancy Howell Fellowship Program
Two $500 fellowships will be awarded in 2007. Click here for details.
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Adoption of a standard unique identifier mandated for health care providers. Click here to read more...
Calendar of Current Events
>Click here for a calendar of current and coming events of interest to LPC's.
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